954 In King's hands

~ New York ~

Friday, October 25, 7:13 AM

(For reference, that is 4:13 AM in Los Angeles)

King is in his gym, exhaling loudly every time he does a pull up in a rhythmical, powerful, almost violent manner.

He is wearing only black sweatpants and his muscular back is exposed, showing numerous old scars. You can tell that those were deep wounds which healed long time ago.

"Boss…", Ivan's call made King do two more pull ups, each slower than the previous one before he lowered himself to the ground and faced his subordinate.

Ivan can see that his Boss is irritated. He does not like to be interrupted when he is doing his morning routine. But this is important!

"There is a call from Los Angeles. They have Milena's daughter, Sarah.", Ivan explained while handing him the phone.

King frowned and checked time. 7:15 AM, that makes it 4:15 AM in Los Angeles. He took the phone.

"Speak!", King ordered.